Pioneer Weekend DJ Course

Course Summary

In association with and accredited by Pioneer, this is a Point Blank Music Production School two day weekend course on the latest Pioneer DJ technology. For beginners, the classes consist of small groups with  CDJ 350s and DJM 350 mixers for each student. Participants on this course are eligible for such substantial discounts on Pioneer gear that it may be cheaper to buy your kit and take this course at Point Blank combined than buying the equipment at regular retail prices. If you're a Pioneer/Point Blank DJ freak, you just got lucky!

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Course Content

Equipment & Set-up

Getting started

Pioneer DJ equipment including classic CDJs

New CDJ 350s, DJM 350 mixer

Leads and connections

Drop Mixing

Transitions for styles and tempo switching

How to match levels

Manual cueing and cue points

Crossfader technique

Beats, Bars and Phrasing

Tempo and BPM (Beats Per Minute)

How tracks are structured

Finding the first beat of the bar

Cueing a track using faders and pre fade controls

Beat Matching

Learn to mix tracks using pitch controls and BPM counters

Making manual adjustments to the speed of the track

How to use pitch shift

Crossfading smoothly

Digital DJ Skills

Learn how to use Pioneer's 'Rekordbox'

Organise and label your tracks

Looping on the CDJ 350s, CDJ 800s and CDJ1000s

DJM 350 Effects - including Filter, Crush, Jet & Gate

Record Your Mix

Preparing your set

Recording a mix onto a USB key

Track marking a mix

Burn your mix to CD to keep

Tutor profile Ben Bristow Mr Bristow's been featured on XFM, Kiss FM and ITV. He's played alongside Pendulum, Freestylers, Shy FX, Fabio, Shut Up & Dance and DJ Yoda. MORE

Sponsor Pioneer We have partnered with Pioneer to ensure that students learn to mix on the same industry standard kit used by pro DJs the world over .